Paper · 2015 · Indian Journal of Horticulture

Effect of different growing media and bio-fertilizers on tomato production in plastic greenhouses

Rajeev Kumar; M.K. Sharma

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Abstract

A greenhouse experiment was conducted with three different levels and type of growing media (soil: vermicompost: sand; 2: 1: 1, 1: 2: 1 and vermicompost: sand, 2: 1) alongwith two bio-fertilizers (Azotobacter and phosphate solubilizing bacteria) in factorial randomized block design with three replications to standardize agro-technique for tomato production under protected conditions. Out of different treatment combinations, soilless growing media comprising of vermicompost: sand; 2: 1 alongwith seedling treatment with Azotobacter recorded the highest number of fruits per plant (58.95 & 54.00), average fruit weight (84.89 & 81.56 g), fruit yield per plant (5.01 and 4.40 kg), total soluble solids (5.18° & 5.21°B), ascorbic acid (36.45 & 33.88 mg per 100 g) and lycopene content mg per 100 g (5.21 & 5.22 mg per 100 g) during both the years.

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Claims 6

Intervention effectobservedoriginal resultpositivemeasured

Claim · model-written summary

Vermicompost–sand medium with Azotobacter seedling treatment gave the highest tomato fruit number per plant in both years.

Treatment
vermicompost: sand; 2: 1 alongwith seedling treatment with Azotobactere0
Interactor
AzotobacterAzotobactere0symbiont
Outcome
number of fruits per plante0
Direction
higheste0
Value
58.95 & 54.00e0
Comparator
different treatment combinationse1

Organisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.

Solanum lycopersicum
Solanum lycopersicum · TaxonKod B · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons ↗
Azotobacter
Azotobacter · Interactor · picture of the genus (one of its species)DAN H. JONES · Public domain · Wikimedia Commons ↗

Verbatim

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“tomato”

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“soilless growing media comprising of vermicompost: sand; 2: 1 alongwith seedling treatment with Azotobacter recorded the highest number of fruits per plant (58.95 & 54.00)”

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“Out of different treatment combinations”

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Intervention effectobservedoriginal resultpositivemeasured

Claim · model-written summary

The same combination gave the highest average tomato fruit weight in both years.

Treatment
vermicompost: sand; 2: 1 alongwith seedling treatment with Azotobactere1
Interactor
AzotobacterAzotobactere1symbiont
Outcome
average fruit weighte0
Direction
higheste1
Value
84.89 & 81.56 ge0
Comparator
different treatment combinationse1

Organisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.

Solanum lycopersicum
Solanum lycopersicum · TaxonKod B · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons ↗
Azotobacter
Azotobacter · Interactor · picture of the genus (one of its species)DAN H. JONES · Public domain · Wikimedia Commons ↗

Verbatim

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“tomato”

✓ located verbatim in the source · title, characters 57–63 · show in text ↑
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“average fruit weight (84.89 & 81.56 g)”

✓ located verbatim in the source · abstract, characters 601–639 · show in text ↑
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“Out of different treatment combinations, soilless growing media comprising of vermicompost: sand; 2: 1 alongwith seedling treatment with Azotobacter recorded the highest number of fruits per plant”

✓ located verbatim in the source · abstract, characters 387–583 · show in text ↑
Intervention effectobservedoriginal resultpositivemeasured

Claim · model-written summary

The same combination gave the highest tomato fruit yield per plant in both years.

Treatment
vermicompost: sand; 2: 1 alongwith seedling treatment with Azotobactere1
Interactor
AzotobacterAzotobactere1symbiont
Outcome
fruit yield per plante0
Direction
higheste1
Value
5.01 and 4.40 kge0
Comparator
different treatment combinationse1

Organisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.

Solanum lycopersicum
Solanum lycopersicum · TaxonKod B · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons ↗
Azotobacter
Azotobacter · Interactor · picture of the genus (one of its species)DAN H. JONES · Public domain · Wikimedia Commons ↗

Verbatim

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“tomato”

✓ located verbatim in the source · title, characters 57–63 · show in text ↑
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“fruit yield per plant (5.01 and 4.40 kg)”

✓ located verbatim in the source · abstract, characters 641–681 · show in text ↑
e1

“Out of different treatment combinations, soilless growing media comprising of vermicompost: sand; 2: 1 alongwith seedling treatment with Azotobacter recorded the highest number of fruits per plant”

✓ located verbatim in the source · abstract, characters 387–583 · show in text ↑
Intervention effectobservedoriginal resultpositivemeasured

Claim · model-written summary

The same combination gave the highest tomato total soluble solids in both years.

Treatment
vermicompost: sand; 2: 1 alongwith seedling treatment with Azotobactere1
Interactor
AzotobacterAzotobactere1symbiont
Outcome
total soluble solidse0
Direction
higheste1
Value
5.18° & 5.21°Be0
Comparator
different treatment combinationse1

Organisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.

Solanum lycopersicum
Solanum lycopersicum · TaxonKod B · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons ↗
Azotobacter
Azotobacter · Interactor · picture of the genus (one of its species)DAN H. JONES · Public domain · Wikimedia Commons ↗

Verbatim

t0

“tomato”

✓ located verbatim in the source · title, characters 57–63 · show in text ↑
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“total soluble solids (5.18° & 5.21°B)”

✓ located verbatim in the source · abstract, characters 683–720 · show in text ↑
e1

“Out of different treatment combinations, soilless growing media comprising of vermicompost: sand; 2: 1 alongwith seedling treatment with Azotobacter recorded the highest number of fruits per plant”

✓ located verbatim in the source · abstract, characters 387–583 · show in text ↑
Intervention effectobservedoriginal resultpositivemeasured

Claim · model-written summary

The same combination gave the highest tomato ascorbic acid in both years.

Treatment
vermicompost: sand; 2: 1 alongwith seedling treatment with Azotobactere1
Interactor
AzotobacterAzotobactere1symbiont
Outcome
ascorbic acide0
Direction
higheste1
Value
36.45 & 33.88 mg per 100 ge0
Comparator
different treatment combinationse1

Organisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.

Solanum lycopersicum
Solanum lycopersicum · TaxonKod B · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons ↗
Azotobacter
Azotobacter · Interactor · picture of the genus (one of its species)DAN H. JONES · Public domain · Wikimedia Commons ↗

Verbatim

t0

“tomato”

✓ located verbatim in the source · title, characters 57–63 · show in text ↑
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“ascorbic acid (36.45 & 33.88 mg per 100 g)”

✓ located verbatim in the source · abstract, characters 722–764 · show in text ↑
e1

“Out of different treatment combinations, soilless growing media comprising of vermicompost: sand; 2: 1 alongwith seedling treatment with Azotobacter recorded the highest number of fruits per plant”

✓ located verbatim in the source · abstract, characters 387–583 · show in text ↑
Intervention effectobservedoriginal resultpositivemeasured

Claim · model-written summary

The same combination gave the highest tomato lycopene content in both years.

Treatment
vermicompost: sand; 2: 1 alongwith seedling treatment with Azotobactere1
Interactor
AzotobacterAzotobactere1symbiont
Outcome
lycopene contente0
Direction
higheste1
Value
5.21 & 5.22 mg per 100 ge0
Comparator
different treatment combinationse1

Organisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.

Solanum lycopersicum
Solanum lycopersicum · TaxonKod B · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons ↗
Azotobacter
Azotobacter · Interactor · picture of the genus (one of its species)DAN H. JONES · Public domain · Wikimedia Commons ↗

Verbatim

t0

“tomato”

✓ located verbatim in the source · title, characters 57–63 · show in text ↑
e0

“lycopene content mg per 100 g (5.21 & 5.22 mg per 100 g)”

✓ located verbatim in the source · abstract, characters 769–825 · show in text ↑
e1

“Out of different treatment combinations, soilless growing media comprising of vermicompost: sand; 2: 1 alongwith seedling treatment with Azotobacter recorded the highest number of fruits per plant”

✓ located verbatim in the source · abstract, characters 387–583 · show in text ↑

Azotobacter · yield · Solanum lycopersicum (tomato)Positive and negative results

27 papers: 26 positive, 1 negative or no effect

25 papers in the same direction as this paper · 1 reporting no difference from an alternative

  1. no effect
  2. positive
  3. positive

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Azotobacter · quality: phytochemicals · Solanum lycopersicum (tomato)Results agree

5 papers: 5 positive, 0 negative or no effect

4 papers in the same direction as this paper

  1. positive
  2. positive
  3. positive

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Azotobacter · quality: sugar starch · Solanum lycopersicum (tomato)Results agree

6 papers: 6 positive, 0 negative or no effect

5 papers in the same direction as this paper

  1. positive
  2. positive
  3. positive

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growing medium · quality: sugar starch · Solanum lycopersicum (tomato)Positive and negative results

12 papers: 9 positive, 3 negative or no effect

8 papers in the same direction as this paper · 2 in the opposite direction · 1 reporting no difference from an alternative

  1. no effect
  2. no effect
  3. no effect

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growing medium · quality: phytochemicals · Solanum lycopersicum (tomato)Positive and negative results

17 papers: 12 positive, 5 negative or no effect

11 papers in the same direction as this paper · 3 in the opposite direction · 2 reporting no difference from an alternative

  1. negative
  2. no effect
  3. no effect

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growing medium · yield · Solanum lycopersicum (tomato)Positive and negative results

141 papers: 112 positive, 29 negative or no effect

111 papers in the same direction as this paper · 21 in the opposite direction · 8 reporting no difference from an alternative

  1. no effect
  2. no effect
  3. no effect

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fertilization · quality: sugar starch · Solanum lycopersicum (tomato)Positive and negative results

144 papers: 129 positive, 15 negative or no effect

128 papers in the same direction as this paper · 13 in the opposite direction · 2 reporting no difference from an alternative

  1. no effect
  2. negative
  3. negative

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fertilization · quality: phytochemicals · Solanum lycopersicum (tomato)Positive and negative results

171 papers: 155 positive, 16 negative or no effect

154 papers in the same direction as this paper · 14 in the opposite direction · 2 reporting no difference from an alternative

  1. negative
  2. negative
  3. no effect

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